TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news
monitoring)
15 December 2022, Wednesday, as of 4PM
1. Maharlika Investmebt Fund bill
-Marcos certifies Maharlika fund bill
as urgent
-Lawmaker appeals against rushed
passage of Maharlika Fund bill
-Pimentel says certification of bill as
urgent is "clearly an abuse already of presidential prerogatives and
powers"
-Makabayan refuses to give up fight vs
‘dangerous’ Maharlika fund bill
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL, One
News, DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, One News, Philstar, Business Mirror]
©PIA-PMU
National Budget
Romualdez turns over proposed P5.268-T
National budget for 2023 to Presidential Legislative Liaison Office for
submission to MalacaΓ±ang
2. President Marcos certifies HB6687 or the NCTSP, approved on 2nd reading by House
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL,
Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/15/house-2nd-reading-nstp-replacement-bill-ncst.html
3. Remittances from Filipinos overseas up 3.5% to $2.91B in Oct
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, Interaksyon, GMA
News, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU
https://business.inquirer.net/378000/remittances-from-filipinos-overseas-up-3-5-to-2-91b-in-oct
4. BSP hikes rates by 50 bps, expects inflation to surpass 14-year high in December
[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, CNN PHL,
Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/12/15/2230988/bsp-continues-inflation-fight-goes-easy-rate-hikesd
5. Health Stories
-DOH submits vaccine procurement
documents to auditors
-DOH, Fulbright ink deal for
scholarships, research and exchange programs for HCWs
[CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/15/22/doh-submits-vaccine-procurement-documents-to-coa?
6. COMELEC disqualifies Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba for violating public spending ban in the May 2022 polls
[Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News,
Mamba, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/854566/comelec-division-disqualifies-mamba-from-cagayan-s-2022-gubernatorial-race/story/
7. Meralco secures 300-MW emergency supply from GNPower
[Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News,
Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
8. Chief says NIA officials agree to 'set aside differences', serve farmers
- Marcos orders NIA acting head Guillen
to reduce poverty incidence among farmers
[CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/15/22/nia-officials-agree-to-set-aside-differences-new-chief
9. Jail management
-DOJ getting more testimonies on deaths
of high-profile Bilibid inmates
-DENR declared NBP excavation to be
illegal quarrying — BuCor
[Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
©PIA-PMU
10. DOH, Fulbright ink deal for scholarships, research and exchange programs for HCWs
[CNN PHL, Phisltar, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
